BUTTER PURCHASE
thf< equalisation fund. ! By Telegraph—Press Association. i Nev/ Plymouth. April H. i A deputation of representatives of dan.r ! factories conferred with the Minister ot !' i D °,"-, a iisition" fund!"pointing out that ■' ll'ilshniian producers who sold ontrignv 1 S-ed a »ift of Ms.. whilo Now Zealand I onlv got 175., making 1745. per • r P 't Whereas the British Governme.t : sold the tatter for 252s per cwt 1 .3 ! nrice of butter was fixed locally at I*. : ?'l per lb. It was contended that if the i Vimfish consumers were able to pa) •£• ° per Jl). local consumers could do tho : Sn The Minister replied that lie had nothin" to do with the sale by tho Imperii ! Government. Regarding the equaliea ion i fmd, all tho butter-.fattens except two
agreed to it Inst year, and sill the factories agreed to it this year. The sale wis fixed by tlio Butter Committee, ; ot. by the factories. He was confident .that in two years' time they would bo satisfied that tho two years'* contract was no hardship. Neutral countries had sot higher prices, but they were under no obligation to tho flag. He promised to place the matter before 111'. Guthrie. Mr. Buchanan, who was spokesman for tho deputation, asked for releaso for the second year, so as to go on the open market. . : Tlio Minister questioned t.!io wisdom ot that course,' and <loubted if tlio butter factories would agree. Mr. .Buchanan replied that ha would call a meeting when assured of tho cancellation.
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Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 172, 15 April 1919, Page 10
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252BUTTER PURCHASE Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 172, 15 April 1919, Page 10
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